Botswana vs Lesotho: Birth rate, crude
Botswana
24.36 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Lesotho
23.76 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
54th
Lesotho rank
56th
Birth rate, crude over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 24.36 per 1,000 people against 23.76 per 1,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 54th and Lesotho ranks 56th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.94 per 1,000 people | 43.22 per 1,000 people | 2.72 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1970s | 45.65 per 1,000 people | 40.61 per 1,000 people | 5.04 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1980s | 39.71 per 1,000 people | 38.46 per 1,000 people | 1.25 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1990s | 30.39 per 1,000 people | 31.43 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 27.92 per 1,000 people | 29 per 1,000 people | 1.09 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 26.86 per 1,000 people | 28.9 per 1,000 people | 2.05 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 25.06 per 1,000 people | 24.56 per 1,000 people | 0.4988 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, crude, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Botswana, at 24.36 per 1,000 people against 23.76 per 1,000 people in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0.6 per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for birth rate, crude?
- Botswana ranks 54th and Lesotho ranks 56th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.